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Summit CDS 7th grader wins Middle School spelling beeNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 3/2/2015The winner of The Summit Country Day Middle School’s spelling bee recently qualified for the 2015 WCPO 9 On Your Side Spelling Bee on March 28.

Seventh grader Rebecca Smith of Hyde Park won ...

Summit diver Stewart Spanbauer takes state titleNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/27/2015Three divers from The Summit Country Day School competed at the state level on Feb. 25, including one who won the Division II state title.

Stewart Spanbauer, a senior from Anderson Township, ...

Summit mock trial team places first at regionalsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/26/2015A mock trial team from The Summit Country Day School placed first at the Clermont regional competition and will advance to the state tournament.

The Summit’s Team Blue will be one of six ...

Local artist donates silver knight to The SummitNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/20/2015The Summit Country Day School has a new knight in silver armor on display, thanks to the generosity of an alumna and her artist husband.

Silk screen artist William Streett of Hyde Park ...

Summit student wins chemistry illustrated poem contestNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/13/2015Third grader Tucker Hayes from The Summit Country Day School won first place in his division in an illustrated poem contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society....

Summit CDS hosts Power of the Pen competition, takes top team awardNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/12/2015The Summit Country Day School’s eighth grade team topped teams from 24 schools across the Greater Cincinnati area on Feb. 1, when The Summit hosted the district Power of the Pen competition....

Nationally acclaimed speaker talks to Summit studentsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/9/2015National speaker and founder of a leadership development organization spoke to Summit Country Day School Middle and Upper School students and dozens of parents on Feb. 5.

Tim Elmore – ...

Summit art teachers to show work in local exhibitionNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/6/2015Art teachers Jan and Mark Wiesner from The Summit Country Day School will show pieces of their art as part of a local exhibition at Covington Arts.

Mr. and Mrs. Wiesner – Upper and Lower ...

Summit will send teams to state Mock Trial CompetitionNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/4/2015The Summit Country Day School’s two varsity mock trial teams will advance to regional competition after winning first and second place in district competitions. Both Summit teams swept the individual ...

Summit CDS names new track and field head coachNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 2/3/2015The track and field team at The Summit Country Day School has found its new head track and field coach in current assistant coach Kim Horning.

Ms. Horning of Anderson Township has been a ...

Summit students win Ohio, Kentucky equestrian awardsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 1/30/2015Two students from The Summit Country Day School were recognized recently for their equestrian success.

The Summit Country Day School announces new Upper School directorNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 1/16/2015John Thornburg, the associate head of a private, college preparatory and leadership development academy near Milwaukee, Wis., will become the director of the Upper School at The Summit Country Day ...

Summit student artworks will enter national Scholastic competitionNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 1/14/2015For the third consecutive year, a Summit student is among the 12 regional portfolio winners in the Scholastic Art Competition.

East Walnut Hills senior Colette Hue’s photography portfolio ...

Two Summit Country Day School juniors accepted into selective Tristate physician exploration programNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 1/12/2015Two juniors at The Summit Country Day School have been accepted into the 2014 TAP MD Program sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Health Council.

Anna Lang of Anderson Township and Jenny ...

Summit receives grant to fund books for capstone projectNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 12/19/2014Middle School language arts teacher Rosie Sansalone from The Summit Country Day School received a grant from The Memorial Library in New York City that will be used to fund books created by Summit ...

Joseph Delamerced speaks to Middle School about spelling beeNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 12/16/2014Joseph Delamerced, a ninth grader from Hyde Park at The Summit Country Day School, spoke before The Summit’s Middle School to share experiences and lessons he learned from the Scripps National ...

Summit CDS inducts 34 students into the National Junior Honor SocietyNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 12/12/2014The Summit Country Day School inducted 34 new members of the Round Table Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.

Representing one-half of The Summit’s Class of 2019, each of the ...

Four Summit students show artwork at XU exhibitionNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 12/10/2014The work of four students from The Summit Country Day School was selected for the Xavier University Biennial Regional High School Juried Exhibition.

They are seniors Morgan Cavanaugh of ...

Summit alumna recounts tale to top Xavier spot in new bookNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 11/26/2014Before she became the president of Trinity College and the current faculty athletics representative as a special assistant to the president of Xavier University, Sr. Rose Ann Fleming, SNDdeN was a ...

Summit 8th graders experience American history at national landmarksNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 11/17/2014Eighth graders at The Summit Country Day School took American history lessons outside the classroom during their annual trip to Washington, D.C. from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3.

The lesson ...

Two Summit CDS seniors sign to NCAA schoolsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 11/13/2014Seniors Malauna Campbell of Liberty Township and Mason Moore of Monroe Township in Clermont County signed their letters of intent in front of their families, coaches, teachers, administrators and ...

67 accept citizenship during naturalization ceremony at The SummitNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 11/6/2014More than 60 candidates for American citizenship, representing 21 countries, took an oath of allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony on Oct. 24, the second consecutive ...

International Children’s Art Exhibition returns to The SummitNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/30/2014The Summit Country Day School will be a stop on the 44th International Children’s Art Exhibition tour for the second consecutive year and boasts seven award winners.

The exhibition, ...

Summit CDS students attend service leadership workshopNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/27/2014Ten students and two teachers from The Summit Country Day Upper School joined other students from around the city at the Mayerson Foundation Student Service Leadership Workshop on Sept. 24....

Summit CDS student voted patrol leader for Boy Scout troopNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/21/2014An eighth grader from The Summit Country Day School was elected patrol leader within his Boy Scout troop.

Alex Almaguer of Miami Township in Clermont County was voted the patrol leader of ...

Summit CDS baseball senior Eric Terry commits to EmoryNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/16/2014Senior Eric Terry from The Summit Country Day School has committed to play baseball for Emory University.

Eric, from Symmes Township, is a catcher for the Silver Knights. He helped lead the ...

Three national speakers headline The Summit’s 7th annual Early Childhood Education SymposiumNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/15/2014Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and instructor in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry, will be the keynote speaker at the Early Childhood Education Symposium at The ...

Summit students named National Merit Commended StudentsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/13/2014Fifteen students at The Summit Country Day School have been named commended students by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

The students are Kevin Boyce, Katie Dolcimascolo, Nora ...

Photographer offers ‘positive exposure’ to Summit studentsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/9/2014It took one woman to change photographer Rick Guidotti’s life.

The New York City-based photographer was leaving his apartment one morning when he saw a woman standing at the bus stop. He ...

Fifteen Summit CDS students awarded at Hyde Park Square Art ShowNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/9/2014Students from The Summit Country Day School won 15 of the 35 awards given at the 48th annual Hyde Park Square Art Show on Oct. 5, including six first place awards.

First place winners ...

The Summit CDS announces new theater seasonNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/9/2014The Summit Country Day School will present a robust adaptation of Lionel Bart’s "Oliver!" on Dec. 5 and 6.

The 50-member cast includes Middle and Upper School students and is the first of ...

The Summit Country Day School recognizes four alumni for their achievementsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 10/2/2014Four graduates of The Summit Country Day School were given alumni awards Sept. 27 during the school’s Homecoming weekend.

Dr. Craig Erickson of Wyoming, class of 1995, a member of the ...

Four new inductees join The Summit CDS’s Athletic Hall of FameNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 9/30/2014Three alumni athletic standouts and a seven-sport coach were inducted into The Summit Country Day School Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Sept. 26-28.

Yohana Hill, class of 1989; Todd ...

Summit CDS’s National Merit semifinalists have a love for research, writingNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 9/22/2014The Summit Country Day School seniors Anne Klette of Anderson Township, Juliana Overbey of Terrace Park and Thomas Quan of West Chester have been named semifinalists in the annual National Merit ...

College admissions event provides Summit CDS parents, students with ‘realistic’ insightNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 9/18/2014Parents and students from The Summit Country Day School spent a Sunday evening getting a realistic look at the college admissions process.

Top representatives from 13 public and private ...

Summit Latin students shine at national conventionNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 9/16/2014Several Summit Latin students earned top awards and played important roles at the National Junior Classical League Convention in July.

Seventeen Summit students attended the convention at ...

Four Summit students named National AP ScholarNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 9/9/2014College Board recognizes 68 students in grades 10-12

The College Board has awarded National Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar distinction to four members of The Summit Country Day School’s ...

Janine Boeing named Alumni Engagement and Gifts Officer at The SummitNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 8/28/2014Janine Boeing of Delhi Township has been named Alumni Engagement and Gifts Officer at The Summit Country Day School.

A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Ms. Boeing has a bachelor’s ...

Jon Beres named Senior Development Officer at The SummitNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 8/28/2014Jon Beres of Hyde Park has been named Senior Development Officer at The Summit Country Day School.

A graduate of Xavier University, Mr. Beres has a bachelor’s degree in Management & ...

Ginny Bauer named Development Services Manager at The SummitNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 8/28/2014Ginny Bauer of Lebanon has been named Development Services Manager at The Summit Country Day School.

With 19 years of experience working in development at Moeller High School in Montgomery, ...

Harvard professor, author to keynote Summit CDS's seventh Early Childhood Education SymposiumNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 8/21/2014Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and instructor in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry, will be the keynote speaker at the Seventh Annual Early Childhood Education ...

Summit CDS alumna receives Fulbright grantNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 8/1/2014Trenita Childers, a graduate of The Summit Country Day and current Duke University student, was named as a recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for the Dominican Republic in Sociology ...

Summit students study marine life on Hawaiian islandsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/23/2014More than 20 students and faculty members from The Summit Country Day School spent part of summer break studying marine life in Hawaii.

Summit students in “Honors Marine Science Seminar” ...

Sixth annual Bohlke Memorial 5K Run/Walk set for Aug. 16Nancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/22/2014Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Marc Bohlke Memorial 5K Run/Walk set for Saturday, Aug. 16 at The Summit Country Day School in Hyde Park.

The race begins at 8 a.m. for runners ...

Summit lacrosse player competes in national tournamentNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/17/2014A boys’ lacrosse player from The Summit Country Day School recently participated in in the 2014 Brine National Lacrosse Classic in Boyds, Md.

Chase Lyle, a rising senior and midfielder from ...

Cincinnati Museum Center features Summit student’s Lego cityNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/17/2014A Middle School student at The Summit Country Day School’s construction of a “Lego city” is being featured at the Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC) through September.

Jack Crane, a rising ...

The Summit promotes Admissions Director Kelley SchiessNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/15/2014Kelley Schiess, formerly director of admission and enrollment management at The Summit Country Day School, has been named assistant head of school for enrollment management and special projects. ...

Eight Summit athletes named All-Academic teamsNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/11/2014One soccer player, two baseball players and five lacrosse players from The Summit Country Day School were named to All-Academic teams for their respective sports for 2014.

The National ...

Summit’s Key Club raises $4,637 for Karen Wellington FoundationNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/11/2014The Summit Country Day School raised $4,637 during the school year for the Karen Wellington Foundation for LIVING with Breast Cancer.

The Summit’s chapter of Key Club International, ...

Summit CDS students to be published in poetry anthologyNancy Berlier | The Summit Country Day School - 7/3/2014Four sophomores from The Summit Country Day School were selected to have their poem printed in an upcoming publication.